Curriculum Vitae

                                                                 Robert J. Thieke

                                            Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering

                               365 Weil Hall, University of Florida; e-mail: rthie@ce.ufl.edu

 

 
 

Citizenship: U.S.A.      Born: 28 April 1960

 

Education:

Ph.D.       1988        University of California Berkeley; Civil Engineering - Coastal Engineering

                               EXXON Teaching Fellow

                               Hans Albert Einstein Memorial Fellow

M.Eng.    1983        University of California, Berkeley; Civil Engineering - Hydraulics

                               Chevron Civil Engineering Fellow

B.S.          1981        State University of New York, Syracuse

                               Environmental and Resource Engineering

                               Valedictorian: Graduated summa cum laude

                               New York State Regents Scholar

Positions:

Associate Chair, University of Florida. Dept .Civil and Coastal Engineering, 08/07 - present.

Assistant Professor (tenured), University of Florida. Dept .Civil and Coastal Engineering, 1/90 - present.

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Florida. Department of Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering / Department of Civil Engineering, 8/89-12/89.

NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Cambridge University Department of Engineering, Cambridge, England, 10/88‑7/89.

Engineer, Philip W. Genovese and Associates, Hamden, Connecticut, 4/88‑10/88.

Consulting Engineer, Philip Williams and Associates, San Francisco, California, 12/85-1/87.

Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 8/85-5/87.

 

Teaching Awards:

2005          University of Florida Teacher of the Year

2005          College of Engineering Teaching Award, University of Florida

2004          Paul Y. Thompson Excellence in Teaching Award (ASCE Student Chapter, UF)

2003          American Society of Civil Engineers ExCEEd Career Award for Excellence in Teaching

2002          Paul Y. Thompson Excellence in Teaching Award (ASCE Student Chapter, UF)

2000          College of Engineering Teaching Award, University of Florida

1997          ASEE Southeastern Section Outstanding Teaching Award

1996          University of Florida Teaching Improvement Program (TIP) Award

1996          Tau Beta Pi Award: Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering

1995          W. M. Keck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence

1995          University of Florida Teacher of the Year

1995          College of Engineering Teaching Award, University of Florida

1994          Tau Beta Pi Award: Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering

1993          University of Florida Teaching Improvement Program (TIP) Award

1992          Tau Beta Pi Award: Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering

 

Professional Affiliations:

American Society of Civil Engineers

    Control Member, Chair:  ASCE Tidal Hydraulics Committee

American Society for Engineering Education

Research Funding:  P.I. or co-P.I. on 17 funded research projects totaling $1.6M.

 

Other Awards:

1994          Student Appreciation Award:  ASCE Student Chapter Conference Team

1993          Student Appreciation Award:  ASCE Student Chapter Conference Team

1991          Research Initiation Award - National Science Foundation

1988          NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship - Cambridge University, United Kingdom

1987          Lorenz G. Straub Medal: International award for Ph.D. thesis - St. Anthony's Falls Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Minnesota.

1986          Hans Albert Einstein Memorial Fellow - University of California, Berkeley

 

Important Publications:  (out of total of approximately 30)

Barry, K.M., Thieke, R.J. and Mehta, A.J. (2007) Quasi-hydrodynamic lubrication effect of clay

    particles on sand grain erosion. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 67, 1-2, pp. 161-169.

Powell, M.A., Thieke R.J. and Mehta, A.J. (2006). Morphodynamic relationships for ebb and flood delta

    volumes at Florida's tidal entrances.  Ocean Dynamics.

Thieke, R.J., Engle, J., Schrader, M., Gutierrez, E. and MacMahan, J.H. (2004).  Observed wave conditions during rip current “outbreaks” in Florida. Proceedings 29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering,  Lisbon, Portugal.

Engle, J., Thieke, R.J., MacMahan, J.H., Dean, R.G. and Hanes, D.M. (2002).  A predictive index for rip currents based on rescue data.  Proc. Nat. Conf. on Beach Preservation Technology, 285-298.

Thieke, R.J., MacMahan, J.H., Dean, R.G. and Miller, G. (2001).  The feasibility of measuring currents in a nearshore random wave field from a personal water craft. Proceedings 4th International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, San Francisco, Sep. 2001, 66-75.

Thieke, R.J. and MacMahan, J.H. (2000). Cross-shore sediment transport indices. Proceedings 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Sydney, Australia, vol 4, 3193-3204.

Thieke, R.J. and D.M. Sheppard (2000). Effects of tidal inlet instability on bridge scour.  Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges, E.V. Richardson and P.F. Lagasse, eds., ASCE, pp. 780-806.

Thieke, R.J. and Roebuck, G.J.(1998). Mass flux in breaking waves. Abstracts 26th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 228-229.

Thieke, R.J. and Roebuck, G.J. (1997).  Surf zone velocity field measurements using Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV). Proceedings 3rd International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, ASCE, Virginia Beach, November 1997 pp. 1140-1154.

Craig, K.C. and Thieke, R.J. (1996). Application of a Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) system to breaking waves in the surf zone. Proceedings 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Orlando, Florida, vol 1, 602-615.

Thieke, R.J. and Craig, K.C. (1994). Linear and angular momentum conservation across the transition region in the surf zone.  Waves - Physical and Numerical Modelling, Proceedings of the International Symposium, Univ. of British Columbia, Vol. 3, 1550-1559.

Thieke, R.J. and Harris, P.S. (1993). Application of longshore transport statistics to the evaluation of sand transfer alternatives at inlets. Jour. Coastal Research, Special Issue no. 18, 125-145.

Thieke, R.J., Dean R.G. and Garcia, A. (1993).  The Daytona Beach "Large Wave" event of July 3, 1992.  Proceedings 2nd International Symp. on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, ASCE, 45-60.

Thieke, R.J. (1992). Wave, turbulent and mean momentum fluxes across the breaking wave transition region in the surf zone. Proceedings 23rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Venice, Italy, vol 1, 698-711.

Thieke, R.J. and Sobey, R.J. (1990). Cross‑shore wave transformation and mean flow circulation. Coastal Engineering, 14, 4, 387-415.

Sobey, R.J. and Thieke, R.J. (1989). Mean flow circulation equations for shoaling and breaking waves. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 115, 2, 285‑303.